Basic HTML Syntax

Basic HTML Syntax

1. Tags

   • Formatting Instructions
   • Determines how data is displayed
   • Formatting commands such as bold or italic
   • Controls such as user input or option buttons
   • Displays graphics
   • Always enclosed in brackets (< >)
     • < Opening
     • >Closing
       • Must include a /
     • A tag pair = element
       • Information in element = content
       • Element that do not require a closing tag = empty elements

2. Elements

   • All HTML docs = <html> root element
     • This tells a browser to assemble instructions between the tags into a web page
   • <html>...</html>
     • <head> element
       • Contains information used by web browser
       • Manages document content
       • <title>
         • Information in title bar
       • Does not affect display of doc
       • Refered to as doc head
     • <body> element
       • Document body
   • Renders or parses html document
     • Assembles and formats

3. Parameters

   • Also called attributes
   • Placed before the closing bracket of the opening tag and separate with a space
   • Assign a value - attribute="value"
   • SRC attribute = specifies the file name of image or clip
     • <img src="mygraphic.gif"

4. Nonprinting characters

   • Ignored by Web Browsers
     • Tabs
     • Line breaks